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iByron

He's not kidding though. I've had some high-end 100% Tannat Madirans. It is not a wine to be trifled with. He's going to leave that 3rd label 60% Laplace open for three days. He'll probably have moreto say about it then. I've left some 100% open for a month and it still bit me back! And the stuff from Uruguay is only a wee bit tamer.

I must make a cassoulet again to welcome in winter. Cassoulet and Madiran are a natural pair (though neither is for the faint of heart).
iByron

Loweeel

He's not kidding though. I've had some high-end 100% Tannat Madirans. It is not a wine to be trifled with. He's going to leave that 3rd label 60% Laplace open for three days. He'll probably have moreto say about it then. I've left some 100% open for a month and it still bit me back! And the stuff from Uruguay is only a wee bit tamer.

I must make a cassoulet again to welcome in winter. Cassoulet and Madiran are a natural pair (though neither is for the faint of heart).
iByron

Sorry CJ, Java & TimB helped me reach 100. Takes 4-6 weeks to process, so this way, I might get it before New Year's .... Yahoo!

The Viura is the same as Macabeo on the Century Club chart, and I already had it. With Rioja Blanco, Viura is the prominent grape (also known as Macabeo) and is normally blended with some Malvasía and Garnacha Blanca.

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The Viura is the same as Macabeo on the Century Club chart, and I already had it. With Rioja Blanco, Viura is the prominent grape (also known as Macabeo) and is normally blended with some Malvasía and Garnacha Blanca.

iByron

Okay, I was able to get to 43 using only 100% varietal wines, and a blend of two varietals (Trebbiano and Malvasia) got me to 45. I have not counted any ports.

I'd like to have at least 50% be 100% varietal wines, but that could be difficult.

BTW, for those of you who had the Nissley Vineyards Whisper White at NoVA/DC #3 (the first one at Hershel's), the wine was 70% blend of Seyval Blanc, Vidal Blanc & Cayuga. The remaining 30% was, of course, Bosc Pear.

Loweeel

iByron wrote:Okay, I was able to get to 43 using only 100% varietal wines, and a blend of two varietals (Trebbiano and Malvasia) got me to 45. I have not counted any ports.

I'd like to have at least 50% be 100% varietal wines, but that could be difficult.

BTW, for those of you who had the Nissley Vineyards Whisper White at NoVA/DC #2 (the first one at Hershel's), the wine was 70% blend of Seyval Blanc, Vidal Blanc & Cayuga. The remaining 30% was, of course, Bosc Pear.

MarkDaSpark

If you drank Blue Nun Liebfraumilch (not the current QbA), you've had Müller-Thurgau

Still trying to verify what Kellergeister was/is.

NOW you tell me. Oh well, two more for the surplus side of 100 .....

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MarkDaSpark

DeLong's Wine Varietal Chart is back, with the Index for those who missed it last time .....

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edthebedhead

InShadows

and now for an update to my progress with a little help from some lyrics..

We're half way there
Livin' on a prayer
Take my hand and we'll make it - I swear
Livin' on a prayer

CT“Every time you think something or someone is stupid, it just means there is another thing in this world you don’t understand.” - In memory of Robert, 1975-2009
If you make a man a fire, he'll be warm for a night. If you set him on fire, he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
Past NoVA Gatherings

And FYI, the DeLong's web site is having problems. I called it in to them.

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cheron98

themostrighteous wrote:did you mean the Inzolia Sicilia Bianco IGT? that is not the name of the wine that aces linked to CT. just my $0.02.

well, that page i linked to is a listing of the Giordano wines. And her listing says "Giordano Bianco Gold Label Sicilia IGT". And the page is Giordano Inzolia Sicilia Bianco IGT. That's pretty darn close. CT sometimes does funny things that make the name weird, depending on how the user enters it. If there was no "Gold Label" designation put in, it would match. You can do better? Have at it.

annsalisbury

Thank goodness for CellarTracker. We got 2/3rds of the way there just by looking at a report of consumption by varietal. I then spent an embarrassingly large number of hours looking up various blends on winery websites. Because I'm completely AR, I spent a few more hours cross-referencing varietal names with the Wine Lover's Companion to make sure that I didn't double (or triple) count varietals that have more than one name.

After all that, I found myself at 97.

Fortunately, Wine Exchange has an advanced search by varietal. I found three I didn't have and took the hubs shopping. We grabbed four new varietals, so by the end of the week, I should be mailing my app.

polarbear22

Thank goodness for CellarTracker. We got 2/3rds of the way there just by looking at a report of consumption by varietal. I then spent an embarrassingly large number of hours looking up various blends on winery websites. Because I'm completely AR, I spent a few more hours cross-referencing varietal names with the Wine Lover's Companion to make sure that I didn't double (or triple) count varietals that have more than one name.

After all that, I found myself at 97.

Fortunately, Wine Exchange has an advanced search by varietal. I found three I didn't have and took the hubs shopping. We grabbed four new varietals, so by the end of the week, I should be mailing my app.

annsalisbury

javadrinker wrote:Same boat. Added a few more varieties this weekend so only 14 left to go.

If enough people were willing to come to OC for a tasting, I could ask Wine Exchange to set one up with "unusual varietals." I can't promise they would do one, but if there were enough interest, I would certainly suggest it to them.

javadrinker

annsalisbury wrote:If enough people were willing to come to OC for a tasting, I could ask Wine Exchange to set one up with "unusual varietals." I can't promise they would do one, but if there were enough interest, I would certainly suggest it to them.

You might not have been checking the boards back then but we had a woot gathering in Vegas last November where we focused on the lesser known varietals. I think we knocked some 20+ wines off of our lists during the course of the evening. You also missed a So Cal gathering at my place in Fullerton just yesterday. Hopefully you can make a future gathering.

Still, Wine Exchange is close enough to several of us that it would be fun if they could put something like that together. Let us know what they say.

annsalisbury

javadrinker wrote:You might not have been checking the boards back then but we had a woot gathering in Vegas last November where we focused on the lesser known varietals. I think we knocked some 20+ wines off of our lists during the course of the evening. You also missed a So Cal gathering at my place in Fullerton just yesterday. Hopefully you can make a future gathering.

Still, Wine Exchange is close enough to several of us that it would be fun if they could put something like that together. Let us know what they say.

I was bummed about missing the 17th, but we had already made dinner plans for that date the month before. I won't make February either, but perhaps the March gathering.

I'll contact Wine Exchange and see what they say. I think their themes are set for all of January and February. Maybe March?

I think they lost my original email back in November, since they said we're up to 529 members now. And they didn't tell me my number, nor is it on the cert.

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themostrighteous

SonomaBouliste wrote:85 that I know for sure, and probably several more in French, Italian and Spanish blends over the years. Plus a few that aren't on the list. I've only made wine from 37 of the listed varieties.

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